{"title":"Gennifer Weisenfeld","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the captivating works of \u003cem\u003eGennifer Weisenfeld\u003c\/em\u003e, an esteemed author and academic whose expertise delves deep into the realms of modern history and military themes. Her insightful writings offer a unique perspective on the intersection of art, culture, and technology, particularly in the context of historical events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of her notable works, \u003cem\u003eGas Mask Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, provides a thought-provoking examination of the cultural and artistic impact of gas masks during pivotal wartime moments. In this book, Weisenfeld unravels the complexities surrounding the civilian and industrial adaptation of gas masks, highlighting their influence on both society and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGennifer Weisenfeld's books are not just historical accounts; they are vivid narratives that open windows into the past, encouraging readers to reflect on how these moments shape our current world. Ideal for enthusiasts of history and military studies, her works promise to enrich your understanding with their thorough research and engaging storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gas-mask-nation-by-gennifer-weisenfeld-9780226816449","title":"Gas Mask Nation","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fascinating look at the anxious pleasures of Japanese visual culture during World War II.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAirplanes, gas masks, and bombs were common images in wartime Japan. Yet amid these emblems of anxiety, tasty caramels were offered to children with paper gas masks as promotional giveaways, and magazines featured everything from attractive models in the latest civil defence fashion to futuristic weapons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGas Mask Nation\u003c\/em\u003e explores the multilayered construction of an anxious yet perversely pleasurable visual culture of Japanese civil air defence—or \u003cem\u003ebōkū\u003c\/em\u003e—through a diverse range of artworks, photographs, films and newsreels, magazine illustrations, postcards, cartoons, advertising, fashion, everyday goods, government posters, and state propaganda. Gennifer Weisenfeld reveals the immersive aspects of this culture, in which Japan’s imperial subjects were mobilised to regularly perform highly orchestrated civil air defence drills throughout the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe war years in Japan are often portrayed as a landscape of privation and suppression under the censorship of the war machine. But alongside the horrors, pleasure, desire, wonder, creativity, and humour were all still abundantly present in a period before air raids went from being a fearful spectre to a deadly reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000626069740,"sku":"9780226816449","price":114.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20392773482268.jpg?v=1763290850"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/gennifer-weisenfeld.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}